Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905.

E. L. PERRY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 0015,1904.

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Attorney WIYIVESSES %mm PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905.

E. L. PERRY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION IILED 0015,1904.

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Al/ornry Patented February 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. PERRY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,465, dated February14, 1905.

' Application filed October 5, 1904. Serial No. 227,252.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. PnRRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a wheel forhorseless carriages, such as automobiles and other like vehicles, inWhich said wheel will be increased in durability and will possessadvantages not found in the wheels in ordinary use, the elastic tirebeing solid and so constructed that it will have two different grades ofelasticity, and the manner of connecting it to the rim of the wheelprevents the possibility of the tire becoming loose, and in manyrespects a wheel is provided that will have many advantages ofsuperiority in its several details of con-- struction.

The invention consists in a vehicle wheel constructed substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a wheel embodying myinvention; Fig. 2, a horizontal section of Fig- 1; Fig. 3, a transversesectional elevation taken. on lines 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4:, adetail perspective View of a portion of the elastic tire, showing thedifference in the grades of elasticity; Fig.5, a detail perspective viewof a portion of the rim, flange thereto, and a portion of one of thespokes; Fig. 6, a perspective view of one of the gripping-pins. I

In the accompanying drawings the rim of the wheel is constructed of twosections or parts, as shown at A B, having respectively the lugs a'b toenable the sections to be connected together by the bolts 0 and nuts d,thereby forming a rim comprising two separable sections or parts. Thesection B is cast or otherwise provided with the radial spokes e, whichconnect a central hub f, and the rimsections AB have inwardly-projectingflanges g h to receive the elastic tire C.

lap the ends of the hub and the plates held securely in place by screwsf or other suit-- able fastenings, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3' ofthe drawings. The rings D, which are preferably constructed of temperedsteehhave their outer periphery or edge tapering, as shown at m in Fig.3 of the drawings, so as to prevent the sides or faces of the ringscoming in frictional contact with each other,thereby greatly reducingthe friction thereon, the

rings being loosely supported in the hub.

The rim-sections A B have sockets k to receive projections Z on theelastic or rubber tire C, so as to hold said tire firmly upon the rim,which, in connection with the flanges g h of the rim-sections, provide aperfect and secure means for retaining the tire in position andpreventing it from becoming loose. The tire (J is composed of'an elasticmaterial of two different grades, the inner portion or. being madepractically of a non-elastic composition and the outer portion 0 of anelastic composition or cushion. The construction of the tire as abovedescribed is shown in detail in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Thesubstantially non-elastic inner portion a is to prevent the tire frombuckling or changing its shape when the two rim-sections are drawntogether,

the outer portion or tread of the tire being elastic to give it the samequalifications of a pneumatic tire, while the inner portion is rigid andforms a reinforce to the outer portion, the two different grades ofelasticity being considered of material importance in securing the tireto the wheel.

In order to increase the elasticity of the outer portion of the tire,the same is arched around its interior as shown in p, which forms anair-space and adds to the durable qualities of-the tire, the lugs orprojections Z being of at r, or constructed in any'other suitable mannerthat will grip or engage the foundation upon which the tire istraveling, and I do not desire to be understood as limiting my inventionto any special construction of grippingpin, as it is subject to manychanges or modifications without in any manner departing from theessential purpose thereof. The head 8 of the pins rests upon the outersurface of the rim of the wheel, and in the present instance the headsrest upon the section B, which forms a support thereto. That portion ofthe tread of the tire C around the pin F when it comes in contact withthe ground or foundation upon which the wheel is runningwill becompressed and the end of the pin F exposed 7 so that the end of the pinwill engage the ground or foundation, and thereby prevent the tire fromslipping, which is considered of importance when the vehicle is turninga curve or passing over an icy surface.-

In describing the wheel in the various details of construction I do notwish it understood that it is essential to the perfect operation of theparts that the precise form and construction should be followed, as itis evident that many changes that would suggest themselves may be madeas circumstances would require and still retain the essential andimportant features of the invention.

Having now fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vehicle-wheel and a suitable rim therefor, an elastic perforatedtire held therein, and a plurality of gripping-pins loosely supportedupon the rim, and the outer ends engaging the perforation in said tire,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A vehicle-wheel and a suitable rim therefor, an elastic perforatedtire held therein, and a plurality of gripping-pins loosely supportedupon the rim and engaging the perforations, said pins' having theirouter ends countersunk, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A wheel and an elastic tire held upon the rim thereof, said tirebeing arched upon its under surface, and gripping-pins loosely extendingthrough the tire, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A vehicle-wheel and a rim therefor, said rim comprising two separablesections each having an inwardly-projecting flange and a socket, anelastic tire formed with projections to engage the sockets and aplurality of gripping-pins loosely supported upon the rim and engagingthe perforations in the tire, substan- EDWARD L. PERRY.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. FLETCHER, MARY L. BRAHLER.

